Participate in the care of this community orchard resource through joining monthly work parties!
If you're able to come, please bring personal pruning and/or landscaping tools, uniquely identified. And, of course, dress for the weather! We'll bring a 12-foot orchard ladder, some buckets and tools, and a canopy in case of rain. Hope to see you there!
General schedule:
Jan. 15: Winter pruning, path maintenance
Feb. 19: Winter pruning
Mar. 19: Understory plants
April 16: Pollination, pest & disease management, weeding
May 21: Pest & disease management, weeding
June 18 (Father’s Day): Fruit thinning, pest & disease monitoring, irrigation preparation
July 16: Weeding, pruning, watering
Aug. 20: Weeding, watering, fallen fruit cleanup, some harvesting
Sept. 17: Tree harvest, fallen fruit cleanup, weeding
Oct. 15: Tree harvest, fallen fruit cleanup, weeding
Nov. 19: Putting SCOrch to bed